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Lana Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
At or in
Do you say:
at the end or in the end
at the beginning or in the beginning
If I remeber correctly both prepositions are possible, but there is a difference in usage? Can you tell me please which preposition is right in which situation?
at the end or in the end
at the beginning or in the beginning
If I remeber correctly both prepositions are possible, but there is a difference in usage? Can you tell me please which preposition is right in which situation?
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Most of the time, I use "at the end of " something - same for "beginning": at the beginning of the story; at the end of the book; at the beginning of the concert; at the end of the line; ... " is obvious, I omit it: It was a great book. I enjoyed reading it, especially the exciting episode at the end.
- Most of the time, I use "at the end of " something - same for "beginning": at the beginning of the story; at the end of the book; at the beginning of the concert; at the end of the line; ...
- " is obvious, I omit it: It was a great book.
- I enjoyed reading it, especially the exciting episode at the end.
- [no need to add "of it" or "of the book"] I use "in" instead of "at" for adverbial expressions: In the beginning I was very nervous about speaking before the entire class, but I did eventually become comfortable with it in the end.
- In the beginning he refused to apologize to her, but he finally did in the end.
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Most of the time, I use "at the end of" something - same for "beginning":
at the beginning of the story; at the end of the book; at the beginning of the concert; at the end of the line; ...
If the "of the ..." is obvious, I omit it: It was a great book. I enjoyed reading it, especially the exciting episode at the end. [no need to add "of it" or "of the book"]
at the beginning of the story; at the end of the book; at the beginning of the concert; at the end of the line; ...
If the "of the ..." is obvious, I omit it: It was a great book. I enjoyed reading it, especially the exciting episode at the end. [no need to add "of it" or "of the book"]
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